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Petrenko Conducts Bell in Lalo, plus a Glinka Rarity

22/06/201718/06/2017 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Glinka, Lalo, Rachmaninoff: Joshua Bell (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Vasily Petrenko (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 16.6.2017. (HS)

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Rousing Rite of Spring from Mälkki and the San Francisco Symphony

18/06/201713/06/2017 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Stravinsky, Beethoven: Garrick Ohlsson (piano), San Francisco Symphony / Susanna Mälkki (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 10.6.2017. (HS)

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Stalwart Rigoletto Improves As the Night Goes On

14/06/201712/06/2017 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, orchestra and chorus of San Francisco Opera / Nicola Luisotti (conductor), War Memorial Opera House, San Francisco. 6.6.2017. (HS)

Quinn Kelsey in the title role of Verdi's 'Rigoletto' (Photo: Cory Weaver/San Francisco Opera)
Quinn Kelsey in the title role of Verdi’s Rigoletto
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Lavishing a Berlioz Classic With Love

08/05/201707/05/2017 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Berlioz: Paul Groves (tenor), San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Young Women’s Choral Projects of San Francisco, Golden Gate Men’s Chorus, San Francisco Symphony / Charles Dutoit (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 4.5.2017. (HS)

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Glorious Singing, Lacklustre Playing from Danes on Tour

10/04/201704/04/2017 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Nielsen, Wagner, Beethoven: Deborah Voigt (soprano), Danish National Symphony Orchestra / Fabio Luisi (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 2.4.2017. (HS)

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Muscle and Finesse in Tilson Thomas’ Mahler

07/04/201731/03/2017 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Mahler: San Francisco Symphony / Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco 30.3.2017. (HS)

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Virtuosity Tempered by Finesse from Mutter and Orkis

02/04/201729/03/2017 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Currier, Mozart, Respighi, Saint-Saëns: Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin), Lambert Orkis (piano), presented by San Francisco Performances and San Francisco Symphony, Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, 26.3.2017. (HS)

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With Barber’s Violin Concerto, Shaham Saves the Day

21/03/201719/03/2017 by Harvey Steiman

United StatesUnited States Schreker, Barber, Beethoven: Gil Shaham (violin), San Francisco Symphony / Juraj Valčuha (conductor), Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco. 16.3.2017. (HS)

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